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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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ZEPHANIAH GLUNT, harness-maker, Turtle Creek, was born near Murrysville, Westmoreland county, Nov. 22, 1840, a grandson of Jacob Glunt, who was of German descent and reared in the eastern part of the state. Henry Glunt, son of Jacob, lived in Westmoreland county, and in Patton township followed farming. He died near Monroeville, Dec. 11, 1886, aged seventy-three. His widow, Catherine (Berkholder) Glunt, is still living in Westmoreland county. Henry Glunt was a democrat and a Presbyterian. His son, Zephaniah, was reared on a farm, and received a common-school education. When four years old he was permanently affected by scarlet fever, and has been compelled to use a crutch ever since. He taught school for a time, learned his present trade in 1881, and established a shop in Turtle Creek, where he is doing a satisfactory business. He is a member of the Reformed Church, in politics a prohibitionist. Mr. Glunt is unmarried.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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